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Senator Rochas Okorocha has described Rivers State Government House Clinic as a top class health facility that can provide quality health service most people seek abroad. Speaking to newsmen shortly after Governor Nyesom Ezenwo Wike conducted him round on-going projects within the Government House precinct, Senator Okorocha commended the audacity …

In a proactive move to prepare for the planned COVID-19 vaccines promised by the Federal Government, Ekiti State has acquired 187 solar powered cold chain refrigerators for vaccine storage for its primary healthcare centers in the 177 wards of the state. Ekiti State Governor, Dr Kayode Fayemi who restated the …

Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Ezenwo Wike has reiterated his determination to complete all projects awarded by his administration before the expiration of his tenure. Governor Wike stated this during the inauguration of the Rumuekini/Aluu Road, traversing Obio/Akpor and Ikwerre Local Government Areas, performed by former Secretary to the Federal Government, …

High political office is surrounded on all sides by distractions. Experience best teaches this. It is not enough to take into the office a vision and a mission, you will find once there, enough to take you off track, to test your character and agenda. Many failed not because they …

Governor Nyesom Wike, will play host to the former Governor of Anambra State, Dr. Peter Obi, tomorrow, Wednesday, January 13, 2021, as he commissions the phase two of Isiokpo Internal Roads. The event scheduled for 11a.m. will witness a colourful display of Ikwerre traditional dances. A statement by Paulinus Nsirim, …

Billionaire businessman, Femi Otedola and Founder of MRS Group, Alhaji Sayyu Dantata are some of the first set of Nigerian business leaders to pre-order the yet to be released book on Management and Leadership, *Strategic Turnaround* The book, which chronicles the transformation of a strategic government agency is authored by …

William Attah, Gombe Governor Muhammad Inuuwa Yahaya has elevated his Senior Special Assistant (SSA) Media and Publicity, Ismaila Uba Misilli, to the position of Director General, Press Affairs in the Government House. Apart from the elevation of Misilli, four other Special Assistants in the media and publicity unit were also …

By Shedrack Frank Yenagoa, Jan. 12, 2020 Bayelsa Governor, Douye Diri, on Monday, announced automatic scholarship to Barr. Ebizi Blessing Eradiri for her Master’s and Doctorate degrees in any university in Nigeria or abroad. Miss Eradiri is the first female First-Class graduate from the Faculty of Law of the state-owned …

London, Jan. 12, 2021  English Premier League champions Liverpool will face Manchester United in a blockbuster FA Cup tie after the draw for the fourth round was made on Monday. The two teams will face off at Old Trafford on the weekend of Jan. 23. Holders Arsenal will go to Southampton, if they win …

Bamako, Jan. 12, 2021 The mediator of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for Mali, former Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan, at the head of a high-level delegation, arrived in Bamako on Monday afternoon, official sources told PANA. The two-day visit is a follow-up on the Conference of ECOWAS …

San Francisco (U.S.), Jan. 12, 2021 Gorillas at the San Diego Zoo in California have tested positive for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and are now being kept in quarantine together, the zoo said on Monday. After two gorillas began coughing, faecal samples were tested and the tests indicated an infection. The …

New York, Jan. 12, 2021  Extremists are calling on Trump supporters to “storm” the U.S. Capitol again and stage “armed protests” at state government buildings across the country – including in New York – in the lead-up to President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration, according to the FBI. An internal FBI bulletin …

President Muhammadu Buhari has congratulated Professor George Obiozor on his election as the new President-General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo. Welcoming the new position of Nigeria’s former Ambassador to the United States, Israel and Cyprus, the President, in a statement by  Garba Shehu, Senior Special Assistant to the President (Media & Publicity) …

Washington, Jan. 12, 2021 Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives introduced an article of impeachment against outgoing President Donald Trump on Monday, as Republicans blocked a measure calling on Vice President Pence to remove his boss from office. The single impeachment article charges Trump with incitement of insurrection. It …

Vice Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2019 elections, Mr Peter Obi, has congratulated the Bishop-Elect of Mbamili Diocese, Anglican Communion, Ven. Obiora Uzochukwu, and the newly elected President General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo, Prof George Obiozor, as well as the Secretary-General, Mr. Okey Emuchay, on their …

Two prominent Igbo personalities named in a statement that rejected the Ohanaeze Ndigbo national election that produced Professor George Obiozor as President General have distanced themselves from the statement. Dr. Uchechukwu Sampson Ogah, Minister of State for Mines and Steel Development and Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe, who were listed among 36 …

The fear of another pandemic is already swirling. But the mere thought of a recurrence of such a monumental health catastrophe is simply noxious. Who wants another lockdown, with all its social constrictions, stringent health rules, funeral chimes and economic woes? Certainly no one will desire to witness such a …

THE stories I am going to tell in this very short piece would have been regarded as fiction except that they happen in Nigeria. They remind me of the stories by Czech writer, Franz Kafka, 1883-1924, who wrote about a world gone berserk. A nightmarish world run on misinformation with …

Convener/National Coordinator of Abia Professionals, Sonny Iroche, has called on members of the group who had indicated interest in running for the office of Secretary General of Ohanaeze Ndigbo worldwide in the elections held on Sunday, January 10, 2021 to issue a joint statement/report on the overall conduct of the …

In the third and final day of Governor Babagana Umara Zulum’s humanitarian trip to Damasak, in the shores of Lake Chad, a total of 1,163 children of Internally Displaced Persons were enrolled into primary school after the governor supervised the enrollment campaign. The pupils who hailed Guzamala and Abadam local …

By Fatima Mohammed-Lawal Ilorin, Jan. 11, 2021 The University of Ilorin, on Monday said it has started online lectures as scheduled. Mr Kunle Akogun, the institution’s Director of Corporate Affairs, said in a statement on Monday that there was misinformation by the social media that the arrangement had been put off. …

“Never has man reached his destination by persistence in deviation from the straight path.” – Mahatma Gandhi. It was apparent to some from the outset when he declared his intention to run for the office of the President of the United States of America that Donald J. Trump lacked character. …

turnpot@gmail.com 0705 263 1058 We continue with Femi Falana’s Ekiti State University Convocation Lecture: “Awolowo and Restructuring: No doubt, Chief Obafemi Awolowo was the leading advocate of federalism among his peers. A line in his famous 1945 book, Path to Nigeria Freedom, has been conveniently quoted out of context by …

On the second day of his ongoing stay in Damasak, in the shores of the Lake Chad, Borno Governor, Prof Babagana Umara Zulum on Sunday, supervised the distribution of food combination to 10,000 internally displaced families in need of support. Each of the 10,000 families received 25kg of rice 25kg …

The Management of Asset Management Corporation of Nigeria (AMCON) has raised a New Year alarm, calling on all agencies of the federal government and all stakeholders to join its debt recovery drive to guide against the huge opportunity cost of not recovering its huge total current exposure. The Corporation disclosed …